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Prince Nikolaus of Liechtenstein

Born Zurich, 24 Oct 1947

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A life in time

  1. 24 Oct 1947

    Born in Zurich

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During his lifetime

He has lived through 9 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Zurich.

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The 1940s · Prince is born in Zurich

In the news1939–1948

1939 Wahlen Plan increases food self-sufficiency

To prepare for the Second World War, the government introduced the Wahlen Plan in 1939 to increase food self-sufficiency by doubling arable land for crops like potatoes. Rationing of staple foods was implemented and remained in place until 1948.

Getting around

Expansion of affordable rail and bus travel

During the interwar period, Swiss railways and postbuses expanded their ticket offers, including reduced prices for families and ski trips, to attract more travelers.

In Europe1941–1945

The Holocaust

Nazi Germany and its collaborators murdered six million Jews, and Roma, disabled people and others, in camps and mass shootings.

Daily life

School routines involved four daily walks

Children typically walked 30 to 40 minutes to and from school four times a day, as there were no school lunches and they had to return home at noon.

What people wore

Women wearing trousers in the 1940s

In the 1940s, a woman in Wädenswil was nicknamed the Manewiib for being the only person seen in public wearing gray trousers instead of a skirt.

Music

Pressure to modernize folk bands

During the 1930s and 1940s, Ländler bands were frequently pressured by event organizers to incorporate modern instruments like saxophones and drums to satisfy dancers.

At the table

No rationing for vegetables and fruit

Switzerland was the only country in Western Europe during the war that did not have to ration potatoes, vegetables, or apples.